Officers are appealing for information after a protected bird of prey was found shot in woodland at Mominail, near Ladybank, Fife. The dead buzzard was found by a member of the public in the morning of Sunday, 9 April, 2022. Wildlife crime liaison officer, Detective Constable Ben Pacholek, said: “It is sad and disappointed to […]

Wild birds are nesting and the national campaign to protect them across the UK is underway. Egg thieves will go to any lengths to raid the nests of rare wild birds but Operation EASTER is determined to stop them in their tracks. Operation EASTER was developed in Scotland 25 years ago. The operation is now […]

  POLICE are investigating the “unexplained death” of a goshawk that was discovered in Powys. The bird of prey was found dead in the Brecon area on Sunday, April 10, 2022 said Dyfed Powys Police. “The bird has been recovered by the Rural Crime Team (RCT), who are investigating the unexplained death of a goshawk […]

The birds of prey were found in Renfrewshire in April 2022 just a week apart and authorities are investigating after suspicions were raised. The SSPCA said they suspect that two birds of prey have been shot dead in the space of a week. A firearm was confirmed as being used in one of the Sparrowhawk’s […]

A wild peregrine falcon found badly injured after being illegally trapped and shot has been put down. Suffolk Police said the bird of prey was discovered by a member of the public in a field in Cratfield on 15 March and taken to the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary at Stonham Barns. It said the injuries, including […]

Four men have been charged in connection with wildlife crime offences in Dumfries and Galloway. The suspects, aged 59, 52, 46 and 31, were arrested in the Stewartry area of the region, police confirmed on Thursday. The arrests come amid ongoing investigations into reports of persecution against protected birds of prey and wildlife in Parton, […]

Police have confirmed that a bird of prey found dead in the Queens Island area of Belfast earlier this year was poisoned. It was reported in March that a Peregrine Falcon was found dead. The bird was retrieved and underwent testing to ascertain the exact circumstances. Enquiries have been ongoing.  On July 28th 2021, officers, […]

A man who unknowingly destroyed a bird of prey nest after cutting down trees has completed a successful restorative justice outcome. Officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Rural Crime Team were called to an estate on the outskirts of Gloucester on Saturday 5 June where it was reported that a tree had been felled causing an active […]

Rare birds of prey have been poisoned at a Shropshire beauty spot in the latest in a series of attacks by bird-killers whom wildlife campaigners say are bringing “shame” to the village of Clee Hill. The falcon killers used tethered live pigeons smeared with poison as bait. Shropshire Peregrine Group has issued a warning that […]